Shoveling-board.



D. WILDE.

SHOVBLING BOARD.

AYPLIOATION IILED JULY 18, 1912 72 2 Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

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D. WILDB.

SHOVBLING BOARD.

APPLICATION IILED JULY18, 1912.

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DANIEL WILDE, OF WASHINGTON, IOWA.

SHOVELING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, .1913.

Application filed July 18, 1912. Serial No. 710,155.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DANIEL VTLDE, a citizen of the United States, residing at ashington, in the county of lVashington and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in shoveling- Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in shoveling boards for wagons and the like, and the object is to provide means whereby the shoveling board can be held in a vertical position or in a position for shoveling purposes.

A further object is in the provision of means whereby the board can be used as a dumping board and held at various distances from the end of the wagon body.

The invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more full y described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: l igure l is a perspective view showing the board in its upright position for closing the end of the vehicle box; Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation showing the board in the position taken when used as a shoveling board; Fig. 3 is a view showing the board or gate used as a dumping board; Fig 41 is a detail perspective View showing means for supporting the gate.

A represents the wagon-box, and B is the end-gate or board which is provided with sides 1., 1, which embrace the sides of the box. The hangers 2, 2, are provided with hooked ends 3, 3, which engage pins 4, 1, which latter are connected to the sides of the wagon-box A, and studs 5, 5, extending outwardly from the lower ends of. the hangers project through holes in the sides 1, 1, of the end-gate as a means for pivotally supporting the end-gate. Flexible rods (3, 6, are pivotally connected at one end to the hangers 2, and loosely hooked into the staples 7, 7, on the sides 1, 1 of the end-gate B at their opposite ends to hold the gate at an angle to the wagon-box when the gate is used as a shoveling-board as shown in Fig. 2. hen the gate is in a vertical position for closing the end of the wagon-box, the flexible rods 6, 6, are sprung into the teeth S), S), of the rack-bars 10, 10, located on opposite sides of the end-gate. The bars 11, 11, are pivotally mounted on the studs 5, 5. The free ends of these bars 11, 11, are normally held along the sides 1, 1, of the endgate B by swinging the loops 12, '12, pivoted to the sides 01" the end-gate, over them. l/Vhen the gate is to be used as a dumping board, the loops 12, 12, are released from the ends of the bars 1.1, 11, and the latter are swung to a position alongside the vehicle box as shown in Fig. 3, so that one oi their notches 13 embraces hook 1 1; on each side of the box.

l/Vhen the notches of the bars 11 engage the studs 14, the lower end of the body of the board B is held away from the body of the box and it is first necessary to release the spring rods from engagement with the teeth of the rack bars 10 and the pressure of the grain will ordinarily cause the lower end oi the board to be forced outward, thereby allowing the grain to be dun'lped, and as the board moves outvard the notches 13 oi? the bars 1.1 will engage the pins 14!: and hold the board in its outward position or in a position for dumping the grain. The distance at which the board can be held from the wagon bed can be governed to suitthe operator by simply causing the bars to be forced along until the desired notch 13 engages the pins or hooks 1 1. In this construction it will be seen that the end gate can be applied or removed at any time by simply connecting the hangers to the pins on the sides of the wagon bed, when the gate or board can be converted into a shoveling board or a dumping board to suit the requirements.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Iatent is 1. The combination with a wagon-box having pins projecting laterally therefrom, 01. an end-gate having staples projecting from the sides thereof, hangers pivotally connected at their inner ends with the lower end of the end-gate and adapted to be supported at their opposite ends on the pins, flexible rods having fixed pivotal connection with the inner ends oi the hangers and slidably connected with the staples, and means carried by the end-gate con'iprising a plurality of teeth in position to be engaged by the flexible rods whereby the rods, staples and teeth cooperate to lock the end-gate against the end ol" the wagon-box.

9,. The combination with a wagon box having outwardly projecting pins on each side thereof, of an end-gate, hangers pivotally connected to the pins and to the end gate, rods pivotally connected with the hangers and slidably hooked to the sides of the end-gate, and toothed bars pivotally connected with the end-gate and rheans on the wagon-box in position to be engaged by teeth on said bars, whereby to Vary" the pivotal point of support of the lowerend of the end-gate.

8. The combination with a,v wagon-body and end-gate, of hangers and toothed bars pivotally connected with the endgate ata common point on each side thereof, inde} p d n means on the, wagon hox engaged by the inner ends of the hangers, and rods pivotally connected with the i ner ends of the hangers and slidably connected with the end-gate- 4. The combination with a wagon-body and end-gate, of hangers and toothed bars pivotally connected with the end-gate at a common point on each side thereof, independent, lneans on the wagon-box engaged by the inner ends of the hangers, and rods pivotally connected with the inner ends of the hangers and siidably connected with the end-gate, teeth en the end-gate adapted to be engaged by the rods when the gate is closed, and loops pivotaily connected with t the end-gate to receive and fasten the ends of the toothed bars when the latter are swung alongside the sides of the end-gate. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL WVILDE. Witnesses C. M, SAMPSON, IDA CRoN-n.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents; each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G." 

